Vegetables
Portable equipment can help producers, including small and local farmers, get products to market quickly.
Many farmland protection options and tools have been suggested and used in efforts to slow the rate of farmland losses around the country.
Researchers develop a way to help select breeding lines that will yield cut lettuce with a longer shelflife.
For urban farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs, the toolkit is an electronic document that helps users navigate more than 70 resources, including technical assistance and financing opportunities.
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Fungicide application is one tool of a successful IPM program for crop diseases. Used judiciously and appropriately, these chemicals are powerful allies in the fight against the fungi and bacteria that attack crops.
Baicor will operate as a subsidiary in Brandt’s specialty formulations division.
Variety research includes incorporating resistance to Potato Virus Y, a new race of golden nematode, and improving appearance.
Four growers from across the country discuss the importance of knowing your customer, how to handle money, and being the face of your farm.
Minority, women, new and beginning, military, veteran, and urban producers to receive training and information on agency services.
Annual award program recognizes farmers practicing environmentally innovative techniques.
The product from Helm Agro US is registered to control more than 100 broadleaf, grass, and sedge species.
Recent mainstream media kerfuffle over local food legitimacy stirs up the need for more clearly defined terms, better awareness among consumers.
Ball State University research shows many of the agricultural migrant workers of the past just aren’t migrating any more.
A common white button mushroom modified with the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 has been engineered to resist browning.
Agency calls for swifter processing of paperwork so growers’ requests for crews can be met.
Under the program, Bayer Vegetable Seeds commits to test all imported cucumber, melon, and watermelon seed lots from breeder and foundation seed through commercial seed.
To be ahead of the game, be sure your production plan includes healthy transplants, proper pollination, and disease management.
Fine-tune your irrigation practices, know which pests target melon crops, and make sure the inside of your tunnel doesn’t get too hot.